Description

London.

Close up shot of a large sign reading 'Cyprus is Turkish and Will Remain'. Various shots of floats with Turkish demonstrators getting ready to march to Downing Street with placards expressing their dissatisfaction with British political action at Cyprus. LS. Headquarters of the Turkish demonstrators in Dean Street, crowd gathering, some in national costumes and with Turkish flags. Many children are seen. Various shots of the people marching through streets of Central London, they past the Houses of Parliament, the Cenotaph, Trafalgar Square etc. People march to Downing Street. Mr Necati Sager and delegation leave to hand petition into No 10. People outside looking on. Various shots of Trafalgar Square with demonstrators with banners gathered around. Several shots of a squabble with police intervening. Speakers address the crowd. More shots of the crowd at Downing Street and at Trafalgar Square.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.